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31Thomas Aquinas — Brian Davies OP Thomas Aquinas, son of Landulf d’Aquino and his wife Theodora, was born sometime between 1224 and 1226 in what was then the Kingdom of Naples.1 After a childhood education at the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino, he studied… …
32Economic calculation problem — The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and later expounded by Friedrich Hayek.cite book title= Economic calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth accessdate=2008… …
33Empiricism — John Locke, a leading philosopher of British empiricism This article is about the field of philosophy. For the album by Borknagar, see Empiricism (album). Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes only or primarily via …
34Earth systems engineering and management — (ESEM) is a discipline used to analyze, design, engineer and manage complex environmental systems. It entails a wide range of subject areas including anthroplogy, engineering, environmental science, ethics and philosophy. At its core, ESEM looks… …
35Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents ArgueDate=October 13 ArgueYear=1999 DecideDate=January 11 DecideYear=2000 FullName=J. Daniel Kimel, Jr. et al. v. Florida Board of Regents et al. USVol=528 USPage=62 Citation=120 S.Ct. 631,… …
36New Orleans v. Dukes — Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 11, 1975 Decided June 25, 1 …
37Preface paradox — The Preface Paradox, or the paradox of the preface, [Makinson, D. C., Paradox of the Preface , Analysis 25 (1965) 205 207. [http://david.c.makinson.googlepages.com/MakinsonPrefaceParadox1.pdf] ] was introduced by David Makinson in 1965. Similar… …
38Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …
39English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
40painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
